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"Mr. Caruso seemed shaken by the experience and said he never intended to insult anyone. "I'm a little disillusioned with the whole legal process right now," he said afterward. "I feel like I'm being punished for being honest."

In addition to being the victim of two armed robberies while he was a college student in New Orleans, Mr. Caruso, 27, said he was riding a public bus there when it was held up by a gunman.

The trial, which involves a man accused of pushing someone into a car at gunpoint, "just brought up a lot of emotions and memories," he said, explaining his unfortunate choice of words."

[Tall_Texan]

"I feel like I'm being punished for being honest."

Good thing Mr. Caruso didn't think the defendant was a faggot.